Performance as (re)incarnation: the Sdech Kân narrative

A narrative sponsored by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen posits the prime minister as the reincarnation of sixteenth-century king Sdech Kân, a commoner who toppled the king at the time and ascended the throne. Whilst reincarnation narratives have wider Southeast Asian resonances, the reinvention of...

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Main Author: Norén-Nilsson, Astrid (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2013
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-23
Further subjects:B Cambodia
B Party (law)
B Government
B Celebrity
B Monarchy
B Politics
B Effect
B Effects
B History